Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
If You Prefer, I'll Use a Thermometer!
Kelly Doudna · 2010
55/100
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The rebus format is a smart design choice that genuinely opens this kind of concept to pre-readers, and introducing thermometers as a scientific tool is age-appropriate and real. With no critical reviews, a very limited story, and a format that ages out quickly, though, this is a narrow supplemental tool rather than a book with lasting appeal. It earns a place in a school's leveled-reader bin but not a priority shelf spot.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance45
craft52
originality55
accuracy70
hype72
age-fit72
human-eye48
Penny’s verdict55
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